Top Cow Comics for January 2010

Top Cow sent Major Spoilers the cover images and solicitation information for titles arriving in January 2010.

THE DARKNESS: SHADOWS AND FLAME ONE-SHOT
story ROB LEVIN
art & cover JORGE LUCAS

JANUARY 27
32 PAGES / FULL COLOR
$2.99

A Tale of The Darkness!
Go back to the turn of the 20th Century and read a tale of lost love, the depravity of man and powers beyond our understanding in the tradition of H.P. Lovecraft! Salvador Gomes is a broken man.  He has lost his beautiful wife and young daughter in a fire and now spends restless days and sleepless nights looking for solace. In desperation, he makes a bargain with “The Shadow God,” but every bargain has its price…

ANGELUS #2 (of 6)
story RON MARZ
art & cover STJEPAN SEJIC

JANUARY 13
32 PAGES/ FC
$2.99

Guest Appearance by The Darkness!
Danielle Baptiste, the newest bearer of The Angelus, begins to explore what this new role means for her, learning what the Angelus truly is, and how it ties into our notions angels and even Heaven itself. But as she uncovers these truths, Dani begins to realize she might have surrendered any control she has over her own life.

ANGELUS #1 SIGNED EDITION
story RON MARZ
art & cover STEJPAN SEJIC

SIGNED EDITION
32 PAGES / FC
$14.99

Get this limited edition signed by writer Ron Marz. Quantities are limited, allocations may occur.

Full Color    32 pages    $14.99    Signed Edition

PILOT SEASON: STEALTH #1
story ROBERT KIRKMAN
art SHELDON MITCHELL
cover MARC SILVESTRI

JANUARY 20
32 PAGES / FC
$2.99

From the creative minds of Image partners Robert Kirkman & Marc Silvestri!
Todd Carey is recovering from a nasty divorce, his daughter is flunking out of college and he’s just learned that his father has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s.  Unable to really take care of himself, Todd has allowed his father to move in with him.  What Todd doesn’t know, is that his father is the masked vigilante STEALTH… and has been his entire life.  Stealth has many enemies and his erratic behavior could easily get him killed–and all this trouble falls squarely in Todd’s lap.

CYBERFORCE/HUNTER-KILLER #2 BASALDUA LONG BEACH COMIC CON VARIANT COVER

writer MARK WAIT
art KENNETH ROCAFORT
cover ERIC BASALDUA

CONVENTION EXCLUSIVE
32 PAGES / FC
$10.00

Get this limited edition wraparound variant cover by Eric Basaldua created exclusively for the Long Beach Comic Con. Quantities are limited, allocations may occur.

Full Color    32 pages    $10.00    Convention Exclusive

TRACKER #3 (of 5)
writer JONATHAN LINCOLN
art FRANCIS TSAI
cover FRANCIS TSAI

JANUARY 20
32 PAGES / FC
$2.99

The first property from Top Cow and Heroes and Villains Entertainment is here!
FBI tracker Alex O’Roark and his partner Jezebel Kendal race against the clock to capture the serial killer Herod before he kills again. When Herod drags Alex’s fiancé, Tory, into their game of cat and mouse, Alex may unleash the beast caged within…

TRACKER #1 SIGNED EDITION
writer  JONATHAN LINCOLN
art & cover FRANCIS TSAI

SIGNED EDITION
32 PAGES / FC
$14.99

Get this limited edition signed by writer Jonathan Lincoln and artist Francis Tsai. Quantities are limited, allocations may occur.

WITCHBLADE #134
writer RON MARZ
art & cover STJEPAN SEJIC

JANUARY 6
32 PAGES / FC
$2.99

“Pantheon” Part 1 of 3, Guest-starring Aphrodite IV!
Back in New York City, Detective Sara Pezzini, bearer of the Witchblade, still struggles to come to grips with her inhuman actions during “War of the Witchblades.” But introspection might just get Sara killed when she finds herself in the crosshairs of the mysterious and deadly Aphrodite IV!
Featuring a cover by series artist Sejic and a variant cover by cover illustrator Michal Ivan (The Darkness)!

WITCHBLADE #131 SEJIC BALTIMORE VARIANT COVER
writer RON MARZ
art & cover STJEPAN SEJIC

CONVENTION EXCLUSIVE
32 PAGES / FC
$10.00

Get this limited edition Halloween-themed variant cover by regular artist Stjepan Sejic done for the Baltimore Comic-Con. Quantities are limited, allocations may occur.

THE DARKNESS ORIGINS VOL. 2 TPB
writer DAVID WOHL, CHRISTINA Z
artist MARC SILVESTRI, JOE BENITEZ, MICHAEL TURNER
cover MARC SILVESTRI

JANUARY 27
176 PAGES / FC
$14.99

Go back to the beginning and see 21-year-old mob hitman Jackie Estacado struggle with the power and the burden of The Darkness. Also collected in this edition is the first crossover between The Darkness and Witchblade in the fan favorite “Family Ties” storyline. Featuring art by Top Cow founder Marc Silvestri and superstar Joe Benitez (Soulfire, Titans).
Collects The Darkness #7-10 as well as Witchblade #18-19.

WITCHBLADE #131 ALBANY COMIC CON VARIANT COVER
writer RON MARZ
artist STJEPAN SEJIC
cover MATTHEW SMITH

CONVENTION EXCLUSIVE
32 PAGES / FC
$10.00

Get this limited edition Halloween-themed variant cover by Matthew Smith (Supernatural, Hellboy) done for the Albany Comic-Con. Quantities are limited, allocations may occur.